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Don't sabotage the engine of American ingenuity

It's no surprise that most of the companies behind the most effective Covid-19 vaccines are American.

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China gets by with a little help from its friends -- on the Supreme Court

China is overtaking America in a variety of high-tech industries -- thanks to some inadvertent help from the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Arrest of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was illegal, top court rules

Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan was unlawful, overturning a lower court's ruling on Tuesday that it was legal.

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Ransomware attack on China’s biggest bank may have hit US Treasury market

A US unit of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) was hit by a ransomware attack this week that disrupted some of its systems, reportedly hitting liquidity in US Treasuries which may have contributed to a brief market sell-off on Thursday.

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Second Half Defensive Effort Helps Panthers Extend Winning Streak To Six Games

For three quarters on Saturday at Blackshear Field, it looked as if the Prairie View A&M football team was heading towards disappointing all the extra fans in attendance. They trailed Alabama State by double digits heading into the fourth quarter until a pair of touchdowns helped the Panthers pull off the 24-20 victory over the Hornets.

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Harris Health Supports More Than 34,000 Direct and Indirect Jobs; Pumps $5.7 Billion into Harris County and Texas Economy

A report released by Harris Health System shows its public healthcare mission to be a prominent contributor to the Houston-area economy with an economic impact of $4.8 billion to Harris County alone, and another $900 million in impact spread across the state of Texas.

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Harmony Public Schools becomes first charter school ever to win Award of Excellence for Financial Management

Harmony also won its second Award of Merit for Purchasing Operations. The school is still the only charter to win that award, as well.

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Houthi missile attack results in oil tanker fire in Gulf of Aden

An oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden is on fire after a missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi militants, in the latest incident linked to the Iran-backed group in the key shipping route.

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Oil prices rise as US-led strikes in Yemen raise fears of wider conflict

US-led airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen rattled energy markets on Friday, sending oil prices sharply higher.

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Hamas responds to ceasefire proposal; accuses Israel of ‘stalling’

Hamas said Tuesday there could be no “exchange of prisoners” before a ceasefire in Gaza, as it responded to proposals from Egyptian and Qatari mediators.

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There were ‘people flying’: Passengers recall mid-air drop of LATAM Airlines flight

Chilean aviation authorities are on their way to New Zealand to investigate the LATAM Airlines flight that had a mid-air drop Monday, as teams on the ground remove the plane’s flight data recorders for analysis.

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Warren Buffett Should Answer These 6 Key Questions

Are you ready for the so-called Woodstock of Capitalism? Warren Buffett will address tens of thousands of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders at the company's annual meeting in Omaha on Saturday.

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Will Richard Branson ever be Richard Branson again?

Richard Branson loves a challenge. The Virgin Group founder has built a reputation, and his more than $4 billion fortune, on the back of his willingness to take bold risks and venture into new areas of business.

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Magnus Carlsen beats Fabiano Caruana to win World Chess Championship

A quick handshake and it was over. After 20 days and over 50 hours of play, finally there was a result.

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Texas school shooting: Accused shooter's dad believes bullying behind rampage, paper says

The father of the teenager accused of killing 10 people at Santa Fe High School in Texas says his son was a "good boy," and he believes bullying drove him to perpetrate last week's deadly rampage.

Why Trump? Why now? Behind Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's big trip to the US

If you're not a close follower of US-Mexico relations, you might be forgiven for assuming President Donald Trump and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wouldn't get along.

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Boeing 737 black box found as planes grounded after Ethiopian Airlines crash

Two flight data recorders from Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 have been found, as airlines around the world ground Boeing 737 MAX 8s like the one which crashed Sunday, killing all 157 people on board.

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Midterms road map: 10 races to watch on Election Night

There is a lot up for grabs Tuesday. All 435 House races are on the ballot, with Democrats feeling optimistic about winning control of the chamber.

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Afghans watch nervously as Taliban regime takes shape, and US and its allies continue frantic exit

Thousands of desperate Afghans remain stranded under Taliban rule in Kabul on Tuesday, as the US and its allies -- still frantically evacuating their personnel from the city's airport -- reckon with the sudden breakdown of their two-decade effort in Afghanistan.

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Pence to offer roadmap for conservatives in DC speech ahead of Trump's return to the nation's capital

Former Vice President Mike Pence will sound very much like a White House hopeful looking to lead his party beyond former President Donald Trump when he touts his "freedom agenda" for the Republican Party in a speech in Washington on Monday evening.